heke whakaakoranga
diploma in teaching (māori medium)
Kia Māori ā tātou mokopuna!
With the rapid growth in kaupapa Māori learning institutions and schools offering kaupapa Māori education programmes demand is increasing for well-trained and qualified Māori teachers.
This course is taught in te reo Māori.
This tohu will lay the foundations for you to be well equipped to teach others to see the world through Māori eyes. Begin your journey to becoming competent to teach a range of subjects using the language of our ancestors.
This is the first year of an innovative three year teaching degree, Poutuarongo Whakaakoranga, which will prepare you to teach in Māori medium education environments. The Heke Whakaakoranga, Diploma of Teaching (Māori Medium) is awarded to those who successfully complete the first year of study.
TeachNZ have scholarships that support this teaching qualification. See their website for more details https://www.teachnz.govt.nz/scholarships.
TE REO AND IWI AND HAPŪ STUDIES
Over the year, you will complete weekly tutorials and activities in Te Reo via our online space, Mūrau. These not only prepare you to attend two six-day long hui rumaki reo on campus at the end of each semester; but will further enhance your whakaakoranga journey as you learn the value and mana our language holds when working with our tamariki in a teaching and learning space. You will be guided every step of the way with tutor support.
You will also study two papers in Iwi and Hapū studies to compliment your learning, these are often the most rewarding part of study for the majority of our students as they gain a deep connection back to their roots. Your Iwi and Hapū papers will be online with excellent tutor support to help you through, week by week activities. The assignments that you complete will become a taonga and resource for your whānau, marae, iwi and will be treasured for years to come.
Te Reo and
Iwi and Hapū studies begin in the first week of the academic year, so you can begin your studies before your first specialisation noho. You will also get the opportunity to meet your reo and iwi and hapū pūkenga during your first noho on campus.
Code:
HW
Credits:
120
Duration:
1 year
Level:
NZQA Level 5
Delivery:
Residential seminars, self directed learning and online delivery
Location:
Mode:
Te Reo Māori
Next Intake:
17 Feb - 26 Oct 2025
Tuition Fees:
$3,184.78 (approximately)
Entry Requirements:
Applicants under the age of 20 must have university entrance (UE) or the equivalent to UE. The literacy, numeracy and ITC competency assessments will be used to ensure that applicants over the age of 20 meet comparable literacy and numeracy requirements as those entering with UE. Applicants will also demonstrate an intermediate to advanced level of te reo Māori and have a strong commitment to progress te reo Māori me ōna tikanga in their teaching practice. Students will require regular internet access, email address and computer, laptop, tablet or other suitable mobile device is required. For more information on entry requirements see appendix one of the academic regulations.
Curriculum
Marautanga
Year One
After Graduation
Ka puta te ihu
- Teacher aide
- Childcare support worker
- Kaiāwhina or Kaitautoko in a learning environment
why te wānanga o raukawa
Distinctively Māori
Te Wānanga o Raukawa is a unique centre for higher learning and development, dedicated to the dissemination of Māori knowledge.
Higher Level Māori Learning
With a strong wish to see Māori achieving at the highest levels of education, Te Wānanga o Raukawa has positioned itself to cater specifically to higher level undergraduate, graduate and post graduate Māori students.
Pioneering Māori Education
Te Wānanga o Raukawa was established in 1981 as the first contemporary wānanga of Aotearoa, pioneering the application of kaupapa, tikanga, kawa to the advancement of Māori within a contemporary education context.